The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-30

the read, be made convenient and
safe by said proprietor in the first
instance, and afterwards be kept up
by the road overseer at the expense
of the parish, and every such pro-
prietor or tenant failing or neglect
ing to comply herewith shall, for
every such failure or neglect, forfeit
and pay the sum of ffty dollars.
CHANGES IN RoADs, now OBTAINED.
SEC. s. Be it ordained, etc., That
the person at whose request or for
whose use or benefit change is
directed to be made in an existing
road, shall be bound to pay all the
expenses Of such change, and also
be bound without delay, to put the
part so changed in good order, with
the necessary bridges, causeways,
bitches, drains, mile pests and direc-
ton boards, to the satisfaction of
the oyerseer Of the roads, in the
district wherein such change shall
be made; provided, that it shall hc
necessary, before any change afore-
said is adopted BY the Police Jury.
a receipt Or receipts for all the afore
said expenses, together with a ceru-
ficatc of the oyerseer of the roads,.
that the part of the road so changed
has been put in TIE order in this
article required, and to his satisiac-
ton.
.URTHER DUTIES OF OVERS EERs or,
EOADs AND PENALTIES FOR INTER
FERING WITH ROAD HANDS
WHILE AT WORK ON
PUBLIC ROADS. ~
Sec. 3. BE it ordained, ETC., That
it shall he aud it is hereby declared
to be the duty of each overseer OF
roads, appointed as aforesaid, to
give notice, written by himself or
by SONG person authorized to that
effec, by him, to ell persons subject
to road duty, Of the time and place
Of meeting to work On the public
| roads, and what kind of tools each
shall bring with him to work there.
on; provided that no person Or per-
sons summoned by the overseers to
work Oh the public roads, shall be
bound to work more Than twelve
days in each year, commencing in
| July at The appoiatmen, Of over
seers, nor liable to any fine for not
appearing and doing their duty un
less they shall be summoned and
notified as aforesaid ten days, in.
cluding that on which the notice was
given before the day appointed for
working; and provided, that when.
everit shall be necessary for tho
public convenience, that any road.
bridge Or causeway be Immediately
made Or repaired, or that any ob.
structien III any such road, bridge
or capseway he removed, it shall be
the duty of the overseer Of suck
road to call out Sufficient number
+, of the hands bound to work on such
| road, bridge Or causcway, aud d.
tie work required, On giving imme-
diatc notice to such haSds. That
! any disturbance Of road hands while
at work on public roads Or bridges.
or any interruption by evil-disposed
persons, shall he punished by fine
of ten ($lW dollars for the first
offense and twenty-five (s25) dollars
| for the second offensc, TO be collected
by suit, by the overseer of the road,
before the nearest justice Of the
peace, the fine so collected to he
expended under lie provisions of
Section No. 10 Of this ordinance.
That in default of paying any fine
SO assessed, the offending party shall
be presented TO the District Court,
and on conviction shall he impris:
oned in the parish Jail for period
not less than one day nor exceeding
thirty days.
WHO TO l,E SUMMONED, AND PENALTY
FOR GIVING FALSE NAME
OR AGE, ETC.
SEC. 10. BE it ordained, etc, That
It shall be the duty Of each over
seer to summon all male persons frolu
the age Of Is to so, EXCEPT sach as
may be exempt fron, public service
nv tho I,eyisloturc of this State. To